Where does “wolframite” come from?

wolframite (English) comes from German Wolframit, from German Wolfram, from Old High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic wulf, from Proto-Germanic wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

wolframite (English): A mineral that consists of a tungstate of iron...

Definitions

  1. A mineral that consists of a tungstate of iron...

Ancestry of “wolframite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWolframitwolframite
2GermanWolframtungsten
3Old High Germanwolfwolf
4Proto-West Germanicwulfwolf
5Proto-Germanicwulfazwolf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

Words derived from “wolframite”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic wulfaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wulf →